06-07-2023 14:29 via fraservalleytoday.ca

Day six of B.C. port strike as management calls for binding arbitration

VANCOUVER — The organization that represents employers at roughly 30 strikebound ports in British Columbia says binding arbitration could end the six-day-old dispute.More than 7,000 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union walked off the job on Canada Day after voting overwhelmingly to strike against the BC Maritime Employers Association.Talks stalled Monday and business groups are increasingly demanding federal legislation to end the disruption, while CP Rail, now known
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